Sanitary sputum-cup.



L. B. ASHBY.

SANITARY SPUTUM CUP.

APPLlcAnoN man oc'T. le. 1917A Jljw Patented NIM/21,1918.

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SANITARY SIU'JUMUP.

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Application filed Dctobe 1G: w17. Serial No. 196.356.

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Be` it known that. l. Luxx lfi. Astier, a

citizen ot the l'ni'ted tjtat'es,'resi.ling at ll'olner. in the county of Logan, tritate of Kentucky, have invented certain new and uset'ul Imorovenients in Sanitary 'oputun'iN (ups: and l do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact deseription'ot the invention, such as will enahle others skilled in the art to .which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This imention relates to-new 'and useful impr-nements in sanitary receptacles and particularly to :sputum cups.

(lneolgijcct. of the present. invention is to provider a cup ot this character whereinthe destructible inner cup or lining is rendered more easy ol removal and without dangeraif contact with the-interior or contents of the said lining'.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which includes a sanitary and waterproof lining for the closure of the cup, and novel nieansfor holding said lining in place and renderingl the saule readily ren'iovahlc.

Other objects and advantages will he ap'- parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

.ln the drawing:

lligurcjl is a side elevation of e sputum cu i made in :arcor-dance` with my invention.

lt`ig. 2 .is a top plan view of the sante. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view. taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. al is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line t -ii of Fig. 1.

Fig. o is a vertical sectional View showing,r the method ofremoving the lining from the cup. o A

Fig. tl is c sectional view through the cover of tle cup showing the manner of ref.4

moving the lining thereof.' J

Referring particularly to the accompany- ,iug drawing, lorepresents a cup which is preferably formed from aluminum and has the rounded and heavily weighted bottom 1I .whereby the saidcup will quickly and easily *right itself s'holdl it be overturned.

'flanged eovcrl i s hinged to the upper end the cup at 13, said cover being provided 'with 'a spring latch lfl'which engages in 'a depression 15 .in the upper forward portion 4of the cup. The cover is formed centrally i Contact with the` interior of cover, nor the contents thereof.

with an opening` lo and disposed vertically through this opening isa stein i7, said stem having a hnohlS on the upper-end and a pair ot'oppositely lextending` horizontal arms l!) on the other end. llneireling the stein, hctween tht-. lquoh and the upper ltat-e of the cover, is a coil. spring Qtl/whieh normally 'urges the stem upwardtvso that the arms ll) specification of Leners raient. Paten-ted May el *mi 8.

will he held lirndy againstv the lower face olf the cover. .l sanitary and 'waterproof disk il is' disposed within the rover and is formed centrally with an elongated slot 2-l. 'through this sicht-he said ai'nls lf] :a1 f. arrangedio he passed after the liningl or has heen properly placed within the ct'ver. l'l'hen so positioned, the knob is ,grasped and pushed downwardly so as to dispose the a'rins 19 helow the said diskgl'l, wia-n 'the stein is turned .to dispose the arms transversely of' the slot when 4the disk will be lirnlly held in the cover hy the upward pressure'exerted hy the spring 20. lVhen it is desired-to remore the lining of the cover the stenijs turned to present the arms 19 within the slot4 ot' the disk, whereupon the operator pushes his 4linger through the opening' 24, in the cover at one side of the Center, and thus disengages the disk.

ln dlametrlcally opposlto sides, adjacent,

the upper. end ot the cup, there are formed the oglienings through which the. fingers of the hand are adapted to he inserted to remove the water-proofed paper lining or cup 2S which is disposed snugly within the cup .10. It is'intended that the paper cup shall tsnugly within the cup 10th suoli an extent that vit will be practically impossible to insert any instrument between the linin and cup. Furthermore, this tends to render the device more sanitary for the reason that it obviates the necessity of. bringing the fingers in contact with the interior of. the lin'- ing ofthe cup.- When the lingers are pushed through 'the openings 25, the upper portion ol the lining will he collapsed or pinched together, thereby' rendering .it easy to grasp the collapsed end with the finger and thumb and qniokly remove the lining from the icup l0. In this way the fingers'do not corne/in' the cup and it will, of course, be understood that the cover is raised when the device is to be"used and again closed andl latched after use.

While Lhaive shown the cup of circular l .cross section, itvvill beunderstood that the same may be elliptical in vcross Sektion to more readily it into-the pocket of the user.

The provision of the weighted bottom is especially useful in hospitals or sicle rooms to prevent the' upsetting of the contents of the cup should the cup'be overturned. In the event that the cup is overturned the same wgill immediately right itself, as will be readily understood.

What is claimed is:

1.l A sputum cup including a receptacle l open at its top, a close-fitting cover for the top of the receptacle, and a removable colklapsible lining within the receptacle, said receptacle having openings therein at diametiically opposite points and below its upper edge through which the lingers of the user may be inserted and the upper portion ofthe lining collapsed so that said upper portionmay be grasped upon its outer surfae and removed from the receptacle.

2. A sputum cup including a receptacle having a removable collapsible lining fitting snugly therein, said receptacle having finger. 2`5 receiving openings in diametrically opposite points for ythe reception of ther fingers of the user t'o collapse the upper portion ofthe lining without touching the interiorthereof, a movablecover' for the receptacle, a re.

movable lining for the cover, means for lfolding the lining in the cover,l said cover. having a finger opening for permitting :he

removal of thelining.

3. A sputum c'up including a reeeptilcle, a

removable collapsible lining for the receptacle, the 'receptaoleghaving finger receivinfr openings for facilitatin the collapse and removal of the lining-'without touching the Vinteriorofthe lining, and a movable cover 40 having a removable lining, "and lnens'jor holding the lining therein.

1n testimony whereof, I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' LENA B. ASHBY. Witnesses:

OTIs J r AsHBY, V. A. TQRNER. 

